IT Strategic Plan | 44 CHARGETOTASK FORCE MEMBERS In an effort to develop a strategic plan for information technology (IT) at the University of Kentucky (UK), five Task Forces have been formed to determine key areas of recommendation and specific action items that will advance the goal of providing effective IT infrastructure and services that will enable UK to continue in the creative use, application, and provision of IT in support of the University’s Strategic Plan, Transforming Tomorrow. The primary driving concept behind our technology strategy is IT Abundance. Within prudent and reasonable resources and in line with the University’s priorities, we should seek to provide an environment that features an abundance of IT resources, wherein the state of IT at UK is advanced, current, readily available, and adopted to support students, faculty, and staff in their achievement of the broader goals of the institution. By seeking to be effective in providing an environment that has abundant IT resources and a sound information infrastructure, we serve the broader missions of our University. We recognize that IT is a great enabler - of teaching and learning, of research, of the student experience, of the efficiency and effectiveness of the operation of UK, and of our institution’s outreach and broader impact. Each Task Force will consist of a chair/co-chair, and members recruited from the UK community of students, faculty, and staff. The Information Technology Services (ITS) organization and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will also serve on these Task Forces in ex-officio status to provide input for consideration and participate in the development of the IT Strategy. TaskForcemembershavebeenappointedinconsultationandcollaborationwiththeUniversitySenate,University Administration, and other campus stakeholders. The Task Forces do not form a governing body for IT at UK, but may well provide the basis for an ongoing advisory function in the future. The specific charges to the five Task Forces developing the IT Strategy are as follows: • ConveneanddiscussthevisionforinformationtechnologyatUKandreviewsuggestionsforareasofconsideration for recommendation and action. The timeframe for the IT Strategy should cover at least three years - through 2020. However, the hope is that the resulting strategy will serve UK long into the third decade of the 21st century. • Brainstorm and discuss possible desired outcomes for UK in regard to IT enablement, and list recommendations for each specific area of task force assignment. While designed to be focused on separate areas of IT enablement, it is expected that areas of overlap and commonality across the Task Forces will exist and should be so documented. • Develop action items to enable the recommendations. These should focus on what the outcome should be and include a brief discussion of why such outcomes are necessary. A focus on specific implementations, technologies, and timing should not be done at this stage of the process.